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Why does stone sink?

Updated: 9/25/2023
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Because they are heavier than water.

A stone has more mass per unit volume than water (ie. it is heavier). So the Earth's gravity acts on it more strongly than it does on the water. So the stone is pulled closer to the Earth than the water, moving all the water atoms out of the way on it's way down. We see this as the stone sinking.

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